The script is yet to be recovered and the investigation is ongoing, according to the Bernalillo County Sheriff's Office.

Actor Charles Baker - who plays Skinny Pete on Breaking Bad - later spoke to TMZ about the theft, pleading with the alleged thief to return the script and not leak its contents.

"You've already made a choice to steal from a person... who is loved by millions of people," said Baker. "Don't make it worse by betraying the rest of the cast and crew and fellow fans of the show."

The final batch of Breaking Bad episodes will air on AMC in the US this summer.

Series creator Vince Gilligan previously told Digital Spy that he and the show's cast and crew are working to make the final episodes "as satisfying as possible".

"I will say, at the end of the day, we're gonna do our damnedest to make this thing end with a blast and end on a high note, in a way that will satisfy everyone but I think as we all know - there is no satisfying everyone!" said Gilligan. "But we'll do our best."